The term "Surfing the Web" reminds me to a sci-fi novel written 1975 by John Brunner titled "The Shockwave Rider".

It's the story of the Superhacker Nick, who in fight with a cruel government repeatedly changes his idendity.

May be that this is not the reason why it is called "Surfing the Web", but I think it has been a remarkable vision almost 30 years ago.